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Comodo Continues TO Demonstrate Its Commitment TO Secure All PCs With A New Suite Of Testing Tools
April 18, 2008 |
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New application can help technical community expose virus threats such as
rootkit installations, commonly overlooked by many other testing tools
Jersey City, NJ (April 18, 2008) - Comodo, a leading security company,
announced today the release of a new application which incorporates five new
security and HIPS functionality tests. These tests, especially those that detect
rootkit installations, incorporate techniques commonly used by virus authors and
provide a very good indication of a security product's ability to block
real-world threats. Comodo developed these tests largely so that it can deliver
new preventative intelligence to end users on the performance of their PC
security solutions before damage is done.
Comodo Malware Labs is constantly identifying techniques that malware authors
use to bypass PC security solutions. One particularly damaging threat identified
by Comodo engineers occurs when a rootkit is installed, without permission, on a
user's system. Rootkits are the "ultimate backdoor" giving hackers ongoing and
virtually undetectable access to the systems they exploit. Rootkits are so
damaging because they compromise computer systems by subverting the Windows
Kernel, the central component of most computer operating systems (OSs) which
manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and
software components. In worse case situations, a PC can be rendered useless once
it has been infected with a rootkit, as often this type of virus cannot easily
be removed or quarantined. Therefore, it is critical that users have an easy
means to test for this type of vulnerability before damage is done. It is
Comodo's hope that end users who discover they are vulnerable to rootkit
installations after running these new tests will take measures to upgrade or
replace their security software.
This set of testing tools was designed to emulate different types of attacks and
include the following tests:
Rootkit Installation 1 - Loads a driver in via ZwSetSystemInformation
API. A very old, known and effective way to install a rootkit.
Rootkit Installation 2 - Loads driver by overwriting a standard driver (beep.sys)
and starting it with service control manager (e.g. Trojan.Virantix.B).
DLL Injection 1 - Injects DLL into trusted process (svchost.exe) by
injecting APC on LoadLibraryExA with "dll.dll" as a param. The string "dll.dll"
is not written into process memory, it's from the ntdll.dll export table which
has the same address in all processes. The APC is injected into second thread of
the svchost.exe which is always in alertable state.
DLL Injection 2 - An old technique but very widespread technique. A DLL
is injected via remote thread creation in the trusted process, without using
WriteProcessMemory.
BITS Hijack - Downloads a file from the internet using "Background
Intelligent Transfer Service" which acts from the trusted process (svchost.exe)
"Comodo's Labs identify many different techniques used by malware authors around
the globe." said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo.
"It is our hope that with these set of tests, users can be better informed about
the state of their PC security and deliver this vital feedback back to their
security providers. This is how we hope these tests will help drive better
security solutions - industry wide."
The new Comodo HIPS and Firewall Leak Test Suite can be downloaded from the
Comodo website at:
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/cltinfo.html
About Comodo
The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enabling
e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, softwa
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